someguy3@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 months agoDo Sign Languages have puns?message-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareDo Sign Languages have puns?someguy3@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squarebleistift2@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 months agoThis isn’t replacing a euphemism with another one. Dumb has a completely different meaning that’s not even close to ‘cannot speak’, while ‘mute’ conveys exactly that.
This isn’t replacing a euphemism with another one. Dumb has a completely different meaning that’s not even close to ‘cannot speak’, while ‘mute’ conveys exactly that.